INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE TABERNACLE AND ITS FURNITURE, INCLUDING
THE PRIESTLY ATTIRE.
EXPOSITION
THE TABERNACLE AND THE GIFTS FOR IT. The great principles of the moral
law had been given in the Ten Commandments uttered by God amid the
thunders of Sinai. The "Book of the Covenant," or short summa... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
GENERAL DIRECTIONS. After the gifts which God will accept have been
specified, and the spirit in which they are to be offered noted
(Exodus 25:2), God proceeds to unfold his purpose, and declare the
object for which the gifts are needed. He will have a "sanctuary''
constructed for him, an... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
THE PATTERN OF THE ARK.—Moses is first shown, not the pattern of the
tabernacle, but the patterns of those things which it was to
contain—the ark, the table of shew-bread, and the seven-branched
candlestick, or lamp-stand, with its appurtenances. The ark, as the
very most essential part... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
THE TABLE OF SHEW-BREAD. From the description of the ark, which
constituted the sole furniture of the most holy place, God proceeded
to describe the furniture of the holy place, or body of the
tabernacle, which was to consist of three objects—
1. A table, called the table of shew-bread... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
THE GOLDEN CANDLESTICK (Exodus 25:31-2). Though the holy of holies was
always dark, unless when lighted by. the glory of God (Exodus 40:34,
Exodus 40:35), the holy place, in which many of the priests' functions
were to be performed, was to be always kept light. In the day-time
sufficient... [ Continue Reading ]